Improvement in barrels



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Barr-rel.'-

No. 136,196. I PatemedFeb.25,1873.v

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENDERSON WILLARD, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN BARRELS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 136,196, dated February 25, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENDERSON WILLARD, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barrels, of which the following is a full and suficient specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a detached sectional view of a cylinder for bent barrel or other circulanpackage, showing my plan of cleating the sections AB C separately, and of building up the cylinder. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cylinderwith sections A B C in position, the relative position of cleat-s being indicated by the dotted lines a a. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View of the cylinder,showing the application of cloth or other equally iiexible material b b over the joints between sections.

Like letters in the dilerent gures indicate like parts.

I apply the cleats a a to the sections separately. These cleats extend across the section and project beyond a given distan ce far enough to fasten securely to the next section or band. In this way cylinders may be built up 0 cheesehoops or similar bands, cheaply and rapidly, without the aid of expensive machinery or skilled labor, young boys being capable of performing the work without experimenting.

In making these packages for fine goodslike our, sugar, plaster, &c.-I apply cloth instead of wooden bands over the joints between sections, on either inside or outside; and I apply it in strips bhb at less than utmost width or tension, to prevent it from tearing should the joints part in seasoning. Oloth,.being more iiexible than wood, is a much better covering for the joints, and it may be appliedat any time by anybody, whereas wooden bands for the purpose must be rolled on when the package is'made.

The number of sections A B C to be used will depend upon size of package and width of lumber. I apply the heads in the obvious way between two narrow hoops. Thel chine or head-lining hoop should also be batt-cned with cloth where it rests upon the head, if the package is to contain flour.

A wooden cylinder for barrel or similar package, constructed of sections A B O, two or more, battened with cloth or other equally ilexible material b b, substantially as described.

HENDERSON VVILLARD.

In the presence of JOHN WINTER, F. RAYNsEoRD. 

